Total births
28
US rank #4551 Boys' name Peak 2024 28 births
Sylo — #4551 US boys' name
28 babies named Sylo in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#4551
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 68% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Sylo was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
23 babies were named Sylo in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Sylo
The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Sylo between 2020 and 2024, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sylo currently holds the #4551 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 23 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Sylo performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Sylo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Sylo at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#4,551
Active since
2020
Sylo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2020
- Peak year (2024)
- 23
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Sylo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 28 births that decade — 100% of Sylo's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sylo? ▼
28 babies have been named Sylo since 2020. It currently ranks #4551 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 23 births.
When was Sylo most popular? ▼
Sylo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Sylo been used? ▼
Sylo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 5 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sylo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sylvester, Sylas, Sylvan, Sylus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Sylo
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Sylvester Boy
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Sylas Boy
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Sylvan Boy
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Sylus Boy
#2655 1,178 births
Sylis Boy
#3253 980 births
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2020–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.